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I'll take a really simple example, but rather than going to spend the afternoon at your parents' house for a meal, instead of saying to yourself "hey, we have an appointment tomorrow at my parents' house for a meal" and rather than going there without any intention, than going there in a completely mechanical way, well we can prepare ourselves in advance to make it a quality time, we define the intention of spending a super special time.

It's windy today, very very windy. I hope you can hear me well. I have a well-protected microphone, because I was planning to record a podcast today. But yes, you might hear the wind a little and I apologize for that, but these are the hazards of "Walk with Johan".

So the idea is to prepare before each event. You have to ask yourself before anything else: "What do I want? What are the criteria for success?" You're really going to start by asking yourself what the objective of the event is, start with the end in mind. What does it mean to have succeeded in this event, for example?

And that's really, really important. I tried... You can do it in a few sentences. You can either do it mentally. As I said just before in the example of the meal at your parents' house, we're not going to make an action plan before going to eat with your parents. So you can make a little mental sentence if it's something simple by south africa whatsapp number data telling yourself "I really intend to enjoy my parents etc." you can do it mentally. If it's a little more special, you can write down a few notes, a few sentences, on your smartphone, if it's something special.

And what I did before I turned 40, because for my 40th birthday, my wife Céline offered me a trip to Barcelona with my best friends, and before, I took my smartphone, I said to myself: "Well, what could make or what will make this event a success, now, there, before going there..."

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But before participating in this event, I said to myself: "But what will make me happy? What will make this event a success?" So I said to myself: "Well, if I can talk about this subject with this friend, that will be good. If I can ask another friend's opinion on another subject, that will be good. If I can see this monument, that will be good." I tried to ask myself the question in advance very quickly of what it would mean to have had a good time for this 40th anniversary weekend. And suddenly, it worked. This little preparation that I did on the plane, which took me 10 minutes, 15 minutes, it can take as long as you want, it really helped me.

And it works in all areas actually. Before recording a podcast, I ask myself what my intention is. And my intention is obviously always to tell myself: Come on, I'm going to share ideas with the Authentic French audience. I'm going to improve my personal development because by teaching, I learn, by explaining things, it allows me to share and understand them even better myself. There are a lot of benefits to teaching. And it prevents me from recording my content in a completely mechanical way, or even doing it under duress, so I prepare myself.

You can prepare and you can set the intention before a meeting. And that ultimately allows you to live mindfully and efficiently. That's the key to intention. It's not incompatible with spontaneity. It doesn't mean you're going to write everything down and not be spontaneous, it doesn't mean life is going to become mechanical. It's just a way that helps you... a little preparation that helps you not to miss the magic of the present moment, quite simply.

So I really advise you to try this, to try it during your next activity, whether it's small or large, whether it's an ordinary activity, as ordinary as a walk alone in your neighborhood or something as special as a family holiday weekend, you can already set the intention and I'm really sure and certain that you will see things differently.